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Prebonick wins first bout at K.O. Drugs boxing tournament

Prebonick wins first bout at K.O. Drugs boxing tournament By greg gulas sports@vindy.com


Punchless Indians lose to Chicago

Punchless Indians lose to Chicago CLEVELAND (AP) — Chris Sale won his first career start, limiting


Jackson-Milton softball beats Springfield

Jackson-Milton softball beats Springfield By Brandon judeh sports@vindy.com North Jackson


Boardman trustees unveil 2016 plan and budget

Boardman trustees unveil 2016 plan and budget BOARDMAN Township trustees and department leaders


Austintown seeks help with upkeep of problem properties

Austintown seeks help with upkeep of problem properties Austintown Township trustees are asking


Woman dumped from car in Warren

Woman dumped from car in Warren Staff report WARREN Police are searching for a white female


Nursing-home resident wanders away, found dead in parking lot

Nursing-home resident wanders away, found dead in parking lot Staff report NILES An 84-year-


13-year-old charged with carrying concealed weapons

13-year-old charged with carrying concealed weapons Canfield A 13-year-old boy who brought a


WORTH A LOOK

BOOK SALES Westminster Presbyterian Church, 119 Stadium Drive, Boardman, will have its 56th annual


Cub Scouts to host Pinewood Derby Races

Cub Scouts to host Pinewood Derby Races CANFIELD Cub Scout Pack 116 at St. Michael Church is


Orrville Railroad Society is offering train excursion

ORRVILLE, OHIO The Orrville Railroad Heritage Society is planning a fundraising excursion April


Calling artists: First Night needs design for its buttons

Design specifications Must depict the outside of Ohio One building. Must be a nighttime scene


Green leads Nets over Cavs

Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. Gerald Green knows he’s going to get his chances to score when


McCutchen’s clutch hit stings Phillies

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Andrew McCutchen isn’t much for postgame dog piles or pie-in-the-


Santana powers Indians victory

Associated Press CLEVELAND The Cleveland Indians’ first win of the season wasn’t exactly a piece


Tebow draws big crowd at Texas Easter service

Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Texas Tim Tebow drew a crowd of about 15,000 to an outdoor Easter


Gas industry spurs new product sales for Pa. uniform store

For more than 20 years, Rogers Uniforms stocked maroon and sky blue scrubs for health care workers, hats and aprons for restaurants employees and even items for law enforcement officials.For more than 20 years, Rogers Uniforms stocked maroon and sky blue scrubs for health care workers, hats and aprons for restaurants employees and even items for law enforcement officials.

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Natural-gas glut lowers boom on drilling

Associated Press NEW YORK The U.S. natural gas market is bursting at the seams. So much


Gas and oil industry yields 115 new businesses in county

The Williamsport Chamber of Commerce president said he never has seen an economic boom such as the one creating lines at local restaurants, no vacancies at area hotels and a general optimism among many capitalizing on the area’s expanding gas and oil industry.

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An Amish spring

Western Pennsylvania countryside blooms with activity

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Youngstown duo presents cabaret show in New York

By STEPHANIE OTTEY entertainment@vindy.com James McClellan and Liz Rubino have been staples in


Animal lovers now can get virtual views from Ohio zoo

By KEVIN JOY The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS On a recent morning at the Columbus Zoo and


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Carmel Gonzalez, Youngstown, girl, April 5. Felicia Moses


pirates 5 phillies4

pirates 5 phillies4 Next: Pirates at Dodgers, Tuesday, 4 p.m.


video game review

‘tiger woods pga tour 13’ Grade: B Details: EA Sports, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99 Amen


“My Heart Will Go On,” Celine Dion’s ballad from “Titanic,” is being

“My Heart Will Go On,” Celine Dion’s ballad from “Titanic,” is being heard again now that the 3-D


‘60 Minutes’ interrogator did more than just interview subjects

Associated Press NEW YORK “Mike Wallace is here to see you.” The “60 Minutes” newsman had


Precluding insider trading in Congress was long overdue

Editorial: It took six years, a “Sixty Minutes” expos that embarrassed congressional leaders from both


bridge

bridge Weekly Quiz Answers Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold: xVoid u9 6 5 2 vA Q J 9 5 2


Reality tempers father’s pride in son going off to war

Opinion: By David Freed Los Angeles Times A few days ago, on a tranquil spring afternoon, I hugged my


BOYS TRACK AND FIELD | District preview

BOARDMAN Coach: John Phillips, first year. 2011 record: 10-4. Returning Lettermen: Devin


Romney needs a heavy hitter

Opinion: WASHINGTON Barack Obama’s intellectual sociopathy — his often breezy and sometimes loutish


Years Ago

Today is Monday, April 9, the 100th day of 2012. There are 266 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


HOOKED ON GREEN

The rarest shot in golf can happen any time Bubba Watson has a golf club in hands.

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Questlove SFlbon the hip-hop DREAM

Questlove SFlbon the hip-hop DREAM By MESFIN FEKADU Associated Press NEW YORK The Roots


Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator

Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator Rob “Insane” Robinson, of Pittsburgh, sits at the front of a line


Signs for missing dog land woman in the doghouse

Associated Press NEWARK, Ohio A central Ohio woman on a crusade to find her missing dog says


Milton Fire Dept. gets $2,500 award

Milton Fire Dept. gets $2,500 award Lake Milton The Milton Township Volunteer Fire Department


Campbell continues probe into $15K bill from AT&T

By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com campbell The Campbell law director still is


Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator

Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator Members of area motorcycle clubs lock arms and bow their heads in


Ohio firefighters train online to stay certified

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio firefighters trying to keep up with certification requirements


Trumbull road work to use ‘bulk bid pricing’

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN The Trumbull County Engineer’s Office will put its road-


Housing scarce for homeless women vets

Associated Press WASHINGTON Misha McLamb helped keep fighter jets flying during a military


YSU’s Watts seeking gains after major loss

On March 6 at 8 a.m., just after Youngstown State junior Kevin Watts finished a morning workout with the Penguins football team, he received a phone call from his mother.

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Truce plans scuttled

Truce plans scuttled beirut A U.N.-brokered plan to stop the bloodshed in Syria effectively


Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator

Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator Sondra “Honey” Jones of Youngstown sits on her motorcycle at


7 Valley cycle clubs ride to pay tribute to Trayvon

They didn’t know Trayvon Martin, and they live more than 1,000 miles from where he was shot and killed.But that didn’t stop members of Valley motorcycle clubs from joining a national ride to honor his memory.

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Phantoms heal as pressure eases

Over the course of a 60-game hockey season, one point in the standings shouldn’t make much of a difference.

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Authorities try to ID body found at river

Authorities try to ID body found at river Struthers An autopsy is planned for this morning on


Flyers’ Hartnell predicts ‘bloodbath’

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Scott Hartnell can feel the animosity the second the Philadelphia


Experts: Casino will add to risks in Cleveland

Associated Press CLEVELAND Casino gambling is coming to one of America’s poorest cities, and


Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday Stambaugh Charter Academy Board of Directors, 5 p.m., 2420 Donald Ave.,


GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD | ITCL preview

CRESTVIEW Coach: Ron Yoakam, seventh year. 2011 record: 11-10. Returning Letterwinners: Taylor


There are big gains to be made with an increase in bed tax

Opinion: There are big gains to be made with an increase in bed tax As a follow up to the April 2 story by


GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD | AAC preview

AUSTINTOWN FITCH Coach: T.J. Koniowsky, sixth year. 2011 record: District champions. Returning


Jewish council plans programs to commemorate the Holocaust

Staff report youngstown The Jewish Community Relations Council has planned its annual Holocaust


KEY DATES | Mike Wallace’s career

Key dates and events in the career of “60 Minutes” correspondent Mike Wallace: 1940s: Wallace


Police arrest 2, probe motive

Associated Press TULSA, Okla. Two men were arrested Sunday in a shooting rampage that left three


Rocket is in position in N. Korea

Associated Press TONGCHANG-RI, N. Korea North Korean space officials have moved all three


On Easter, pope urges end to violence

Associated Press VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS ‘Hunger Games’ leads again LOS ANGELES Film fans are still forking over for “The


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From Doom To Boom

Al Penska is a resident of Greene County, Pa., and is among many who worry how the land will be left when this latest gas surge is complete in a generation or so.

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Columbiana County man threatens firefighters with gun, then shoots himself to death

Staff report North Beaver, Pa. A Columbiana County man killed himself today after threatening


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